Wisdom Is In Short Supply
Scriptural wisdom tends to get misunderstood, especially when it is lost in translation. We need to expand our horizons beyond religion to experience the Ultimate Information and knowledge are available in abundance, but wisdom is rarely seen. Sacred scriptures, be it the Bhagwad Gita, Quran or Bible, have always been available in exactly the same form they were revealed in. But why then is there a short supply of wisdom today?
There is no paucity of wisdom, but an acute scarcity of wise persons who can purvey it. We have a glut of storytellers and preachers but few who are wise. Translators are aplenty, but interpretation is hard to deliver; for only with understanding can one interpret wisdom that is sought to be conveyed through a language.
Translators are often mistaken to be interpreters who know the heart of the matter. This is compounded by the fact that most scriptures are written in languages which are not current; therefore, few know the context in which they were revealed.
Om Namah Shivay
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